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Conclusion

Transforming Conflict into Opportunity

Integral vision

Systems thinking

Presence

Inquiry

Conscious conversation

Dialogue

Bridging Innovation

These eight tools for leading through conflict are each designed to transform conflict into opportunity. But it is we, the tool users, who must hold the vision.

In the well-known story about the three bricklayers, working side by side, each is asked what he is doing. The first replies, “I am laying bricks.” The second says, “I am constructing a wall.” But the third answers, “I am building a cathedral.”

To lead through conflict, we face the challenge of holding a vision of the cathedral, a vision of what is possible. Our challenge is to see the seed or opportunity buried in the ...

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